Yamaha V50, Authorized Product Manual

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CREATING A RHYTHM SONG
To create a rhythm song, use the rhythm edit functions
in the following procedure.
If you are in pattern play mode, press the below
“toSONG” to move to song play mode.
(1) Select the song number you want to create. Make
sure that the cursor is located at “>SONG”, and
select a song 1–8. Songs that have already been
written will be indicated by a “w” after the song
number.
(2) Press to get the following display.
Pressing the below “>EXIT” will return you
to the previous display.
(3) Press the below ">Edit" to get the following
display.
This is where you create a rhythm song. Parts for
which no data has been input will be indicated by
a blinking "= PTN ***".
(4) Select the part number using the keys below
the left and When creating a new song,
be sure to start with part 001.
(5) Using the data entry slider, the numeric keys, or
select the pattern to input. Pressing
or will
switch
between internal
patterns and preset patterns. Patterns will be selected
as shown in the following display.
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Using the rhythm machine
When entering repeat, volume change, tempo
change, or mark data instead of a pattern, press the
keys below the right and while the
“=Pattern ***” display is blinking. The keys
below the right and will step through
" = PTN***", x 0”, “Vol+0”, “T+ 0/0”,
and “Mark
Select the data you
want, and specify a
number
(repeat times, or amount of volume change) if nec-
essary. Use the keys below the right and
to move between the tempo change settings
“value” and “beats”.
An example is shown in the following display.
(6) Repeat steps (4) and (5) to specify the patterns for
each part. The next section will explain how to delete
a part that was entered by mistake, or to insert a
new part between previously entered parts.
(7) When you have finished creating the rhythm song,
press the below “>EXIT” twice. This ends
rhythm song editing, and returns to song play mode.